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[EVO 4G Android Development] chumba8:
Thanks this is awesome
[EVO 4G Android Development] redsolar:
As surprising as it is, these are acceptable and normal.

Thanks OP, the solution definitely works, confirmed by driving through about 5-6 4g zones last night while listening to Pandora, and it would pick 4g up nicely as it should
[EVO 4G Android Development] kenbob1973:
Thanks this worked perfectly for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sdc177:
Well that's good to know and yes, surprising.
[EVO 4G Android Development] swatspyder:
Thank you for testing it on your drive. The only issue we can run into, like flipz said, is battery drain if the 4G radio is left on. So the best option is to turn it off if you are not using it or if it is not plugged in.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrkmrk:
Unsure of whether this is related, but WiFi Tether has been terrible since I fixed my 4G. Granted, I hadn't used it since 4G broke, but...

Anyway, it connects just fine. Works just fine. After a while (could be 8 minutes, could be 20...), the wifi icon in my systray gets the little exclamation point (indicating a connection, but no internet access), and then promptly loses sight of the phone's connection. Simply doesn't appear in the list of networks at all. Works again if I disable and re-enable tethering, but then the process repeats. 4G is steadily connected at 3 bars the whole time.

Any thoughts, anybody? WiFi Tether is unusable like this, in which case there's little point in my using 4G at all :(.

EDIT: Baked Snack 9.6 w/ netarchy's 3.6.4 build, as well as Frozen Eclair 3.2 (though this happened previous to my installing Frozen Eclair, so that's probably not important), if that matters at all.
[EVO 4G Android Development] swatspyder:
Unfortunately this is not related to this fix (my tethering is working fine on Fresh EVO 1.0.1), but you might look into uninstalling wifi tether and download the most recent update from google code, 2.0.5. http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list

See if that fixes your issue.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrkmrk:
I've tried that, but it couldn't hurt to try again. Thanks for the suggestion; and I'll be out of this thread, since I'm off-topic :).
[EVO 4G Android Development] swatspyder:
There is a bug report on this issue on google code. "PC loses IP address."

One suggested fix if it continues to happen with your computer, is to disable WEP encryption from within Android WiFi Tether. The problem with this workaround, is that you are going to be broadcasting everything in the clear. Your wireless traffic will be subject to sniffing. Of course this essentially would be irrelevant if someone captured your WEP key and then sniffed and decrypted your traffic... Until Froyo comes out with WPA2 encryption, then it will be generally unlikely that your wireless traffic will be compromised.
[EVO 4G Android Development] cerbera8:
I'm running Fresh Evo 1.0.1 with netarchy-toastmod 3.6.4 and it came with Wifi Tether 2.0.5. I found that that version doesn't work for me.

I downloaded Wifi Tether 2.0.2 instead and that's been flawless for me.

BTW, this 4G fix is awesome! For some reason, I'm able to get 4G further into my house and other buildings.

Thank you for this fix!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Cal3b:
so if my WiMAX_Scan_Retry(s) was set to 0 already, is it really at 300 and i need to set it to 15 or is it really at 0 and i need to just leave it?
[EVO 4G Android Development] rjmjr69:
This works awesome in conjunction with this mod as well

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=733773
[EVO 4G Android Development] crypt0kiddie:
Well this explains a lot...

We unofficially have 4G here downtown, the city is testing it for the emergency systems etc, I can also connect with my EVO and it seems pretty damn fast but it also drops connection a lot.

I wondered why it was taking so freaking long to reconnect.

Called my buddy tonight (works at the local Sprint store) and he said call him tomorrow, he would get me my MSL code from Sprint. I guess they don't even question it when he calls in and asks for one to "fix" a phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] islandreamer:
I go to phone and dial ##3282# and then it goes blank. I know that Im a noob but please explain.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pbarrett:
These values work great at my office where I have 4g in most spots.

But if I forget to switch back to WiFi when I go home, which is a 4g dead-spot, it does run my battery down quicker than it used to.

It's worth it to me though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] stdlyman3k:
Same thing on mine.... :( What am I missing?
[EVO 4G Android Development] kamiller42:
It looks there are two different paths to better 4g connects, this thread and this other one.

Anyone implement both and decide which works better?
[EVO 4G Android Development] SteelH:
I knew my MSL would eventually prove useful.
[EVO 4G Android Development] swatspyder:
This guide is to be able to connect faster and reconnect faster, the other thread focuses on other settings in wimax.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kamiller42:
Yea. I found out it didn't help jack for me today. I drove through 3 4g cells and those settings didn't help a bit with reconnecting when entering a new cell.

This problem is aggravating. I love speed and response of 4g, but doesn't mean jack if you have to constantly babysit it. Is this the enhanced experience I am paying for? Argh.

NOTE: I have not tried the settings in this thread yet.
[EVO 4G Android Development] swatspyder:
The settings in this guide SHOULD fix your connection issue while driving. It has been confirmed to work by other xda members.
[EVO 4G Android Development] scotty1024:
Well I think Sprint/HTC have spoken on the topic. I installed the .3 of Froyo this weekend and just found this thread. I checked my phone and found I'm already set to 10 seconds for both values. Strangely enough I'd already noticed today that my 4G recovered with out my needing to bounce the 4G on/off after getting out of the elevator at work (a 4G dead spot).
[EVO 4G Android Development] scarface983:
mine just says scanning... I rooted the regular software... now i have froyo and i tried this again, but i keep getting the same thing... scanning for a 4g network, before i rooted the phone i was getting 4g service here in NY. im still not getting 4g... this sucks lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] mylasthope:
Still applicable?
[EVO 4G Android Development] playya:
You need to make sure your mac address for 4g is correct and have you updated your 4g radio
[EVO 4G Android Development] swatspyder:
Yes
[EVO 4G Android Development] milominderbinder:
I also want my 4G to work better. In particular in fringe areas my 4G is constantly dropping out then it takes forever to find that it has 4G again even when it does have 4G. If I manually turn off the 4G and then turn the 4G back on, it forces a rescan and it finds the 4G right away. I have tried Menu > Setting > Network > 4G > Menu > Force Scan and it does not seem to rescan.

After reading this thread and others, I am trying these settings. Can anyone offer any more ideas?

--------------------

wimax settings

standby time (minute) = 10 ← Maybe make this longer?

scan rate (minute) = 0 ← My EVO will not let me change this...

...

wimax scan attempt timeout(s) = 1 ← My EVO forces this to 5.

wimax_scan_retry(s) = 120 → 15 seconds between retries instead of 2 min.

wimax idle sleep(s) = 10 → 30 Is this how long before it turns 4G off?

wimax entry rx (rssi) (dbm) = -89 → -94 seems to help keep 4G in fringe.

wimax entry cinr (db) = 4 ← No idea

wimax entry delay(s) = 300 → 1 s instead of a 300 s delay once 4G found

wimax exit cinr (db) = 2 ← No idea

wimax exit delay(s) = 2 ← No idea

handoff threshold = 0 ← No idea

idle mode timer = 0 ← No idea

Any help or ideas to try would be appreciated.

If you want to reset to the default WiMax settings they are here:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7287011

Forgive me for posting this twice but it appears that two different groups are working on this in different threads:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=726877

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7226226

For faster downloads see:
[EVO 4G Android Development] jerdog:
Just wanted to bump this, and make sure people know that while this DOES work - if you do a new flash that also flashes the WiMax you WILL have to rerun this again. I have confirmed it myself twice....

But it is ONLY when you flash WiMax Radio - not the 3G Radio.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tiffany84:
What happens if I did this without remembering to turn my 4g off?
[EVO 4G Android Development] booyouwhore:
Anyone still playing with this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] criffaaa1:
i just did this today and its a huge improvement thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] PlankLongBeard:
In regards to this GREAT addition to tweaks and tunes.. :)

Should I do this one and also do the one GeniusDog has made? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=733773 :confused:

Or are they essentialy the same thing? :D

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] DexOne:
This was my "original" WiMax setting if anyone wants to revert back.

5) Scroll down the list and click on "WiMAX_Scan_Retry(s)"

6) Enter the number 120 and click "OK" (This equals 120 seconds instead of 300 seconds)

7) Scroll down the list and click on "WiMAX_Entry_Delay(s)"

8) Enter the number 300 and click "OK" (This equals 300 seconds)

9) Press the "Menu" key and click on "Commit Modifications"
[EVO 4G Android Development] strung:
-89 DBm seems a little high, why not change to -100 or -105 at least, to connect on a weaker signal.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thaprinze:
I followed the steps in the first post, and now when I turn on my 4G is says "Turning on..." then the instant it turns on, it turns off. I've tried to revert back to the stock setting and flash my old Wimax image, but that still didn't fix anything. Anyone run into this before? I'm sure a lot of people have, I just can't find any info on a fix...

EDIT:

Veeeeery interesting... So, I tried a bunch of different things, and nothing seemed to work. What fixed it? I tried to turn on the 4G radio using my SwitchPro widget & it actually turned on. Then when I went into the 4G settings, the 4G radio remained on. I turned off the radio from here & tried to turn it on again, and everything seems to be working again.

Hope that helps someone else in the same situation.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ChaseStreet:
CyanoNOT
[EVO 4G Android Development] Quick2822:
I did it and 4G is still terrible when I'm moving. This did improve it somewhat but I take a train every day and can't stream a video that's more than 3-4 minutes without it dropping out and picking up the next tower. It does reconnect quicker, but still stalls and forces me to restart the live stream or YouTube video I'm watching. It's very frustrating and sometimes I don't even use it because of that. No real point.

I'm also having an issue where after I enable 4G, my CPU will spike to 98%-100% until I reboot. It happens the majority of the time. I can usually enable 4G right after a reboot and not have any problems. I've done a full wipe a few times with no success.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tiffany84:
Its been stated that the 4g radio remains on even when u turn it off. If u download alogcat from the market then turn on 4g and then turn it off open up alogcat and it will still show that wimax is still scanning. The only fix is 1, if u have a 4g toggle on one of your home screens u need to remove it and then reboot the phone or if u don't have a toggle, when u turn 4g on, after u finish turn it off and then reboot the phone. Its some kind of flaw from htc and as of now that's the only way to fix it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Admiral2145:
help

I go to phone and dial ##3282# and then it goes blank. what am i doing wrong?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Admiral2145:
Found out it was the rom I had that didn't support this...running azreal 2.1 and it supports the ## codes..
[EVO 4G Android Development] matchosan:
Better than advertised

After applying Geniusdog254's [GUIDE - YMMV] Connect to 4G sooner & stay on longer then this I actually get 4G's in my home when before I couldn't. After making the dog's changes I could get 4G at the house windows, and after adding these changes I can get it all through the house. Albeit POOR, but that is better than broke.

MAHALO XDA FORUM PEOPLE
[EVO 4G Android Development] pimpEvo:
worked like a charm for me!!
[Desire General] mnuapel:
I suppose we still need to plug in headphones to serve as an antenna, but anyway, is it possible to redirect sound from FM radio to bluetooth? I would like to use my BT headset when on a bike.

Thanks!
[Desire General] albytrott:
I purchased a bluetooth headset to use whilst on my bike and the FM radio doesn't work through it :-( as soon as you plug the headphones in it disconnects the bluetooth headset. I was a bit gutted as I like listening to the radio but considering the reception is a pile of crap I listen to last fm and my media files.

hope that helps

Ste
[Vibrant General] dabezt1:
Hello,

Im new to android, and im having trouble finding some apps in the maket. its there any reason they might not show up? For example the live wallpaper Seed of life. and gameloft games like NOVA and gangstar.

thanks
[Vibrant General] dowwin:
Thats weird...

Try App Market on the phone?

Just bought my T-mobile Vibrant today and everything that I had my My-Touch 3g is on the market.
[Vibrant General] exoplasm:
I've also had trouble finding a few live wallpapers in the market, even with QR codes. It seems the market thinks that the Vibrant isn't capable of running some apps.

Hopefully this will be fixed in the next few days.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bpratap:
hi everyone,

i just need a 3g dialer with landscape support.

as now 3g is launched in india so i can even do a video call in portrait mode but i want it to be in landscape mode.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mymailx:
Why don't you use the default X1 dialler. i think it works well. If y're looking for other dialer that support 3GVT, maybe Rhodium Dialer is recommended but no landscape supported as I know.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaoscreater:
Hi guys, i'm new to doing this for Google Android as i've never owned an Android phone before. A friend of mine wanted me to do it for him because i've done iphone jailbreaking, PSP / DS hacking, installing custom roms on many mobile platforms. The only one i haven't done is Android but he feels that it's safer that i do it for him.

I owned a HTC Touch Pro and know how the process works, but it seems for Android devices, you have to "root" it first by bypass some sort of CID or SPL check??

Anyway my question is, can someone give me a rough and quick explanations on how this work for Android phones, or more specifically the HTC Desire?? My friend simply wants custom roms installed on his phone, just like how it is for the windows mobile devices like the Touch Pro or Touch Pro 2 etc.

So do i simply root it first, and then install the custom rom and that's it?? Are there any extra steps i must take as well such as updating the kernel or something??

I know for rooting, you have to create a gold card. I have found guides for those, but if anyone can give me guides on how to install custom roms or any other helpful infos that i need to them, please do. It seems it's not as easy and straightforward as it is for Windows Mobile phones........

and apparently, rooting the phone means that some apps won't be usable?? It seems there are some downsides to this as well. If anyone can give me as much info related to rooting or installing custom roms for Android devices, that would be awesome.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
basically what it is, when google made android, they locked us out of accessing system files, kinda like the windows directory on winmo fones if you get me, by rooting your fone you regain access to them system files :D in order to flash a rom there are 3 steps,

1) rooting (Lets us mod the system)

2) install custom recovery (Recovery is where you can flash roms and other update files)

3) get the rom you want, (copy the .zip to the root of your sd card, then just flash it via recovery)

thats it all done :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaoscreater:
thanks for your reply mate.

But i've read from a few topics that rooting is only required for branded devices, and i don't think my friend's HTC Desire is branded at all, will i still need to root his phone though?

Also, how do i install the custom recovery?? This is the first time i've learned about this, all the other guides i found were similar to how you install custom roms for Windows Mobile, just using the RUU_Flasher (something like that), it's like an automated installer that flashes your phone so you don't have to do anything else at all so it's very simple. Could you link me to the custom recovery thing you talked about??

So basically, the recovery thing is kinda like an app that you launch from Android itself, and then it'll install the rom found on the root of your memory card??

Oh and lastly, i've read something about the SPL and kernel as well, do those matter??
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AzureusPT:
One question about rooting...

Is this something you do one time and it keeps forever? For example, I'm actually in android 2.1, but android 2.2 is going to be released soon. If I root my device now but I update it later to android 2.2 will be still rooted or should I root it again?

I'm asking this question because the root process needs an specific boot/ROM and updating the phone might update one or both of them, making the rooting process unavailable for the time being.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
This is incorrect.

If the phone is unbranded, you don't need a goldcard, but you still need to "root" it to install custom ROMs.

In reality, what we call "rooting" here is a two stage process.

The first stage is to get a custom recovery on your device, which allows you to flash custom ROMs.

The second stage is to flash a ROM which allows you to gain root access to the device when in operation.

There are plenty of threads and guides on these forums that can take you through the process. IMHO, UnRevoked3 is the best solution.

Regards,

Dave
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
If you install a ROM via an HTC RUU, or an OTA update, you will almost certainly lose root. So, once rooted, always flash ROMs that are pre-rooted via a custom recovery image. If you allow an HTC update to replace your bootloader, you may end up with a device that is no longer rootable by current methods.

Regards,

Dave
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaoscreater:
Ok so i basically use the UnRevoked3 app to install all that stuff on the Desire, and then put the custom rom image file on the root of my memory card, and where do i go from there?? I know i obviously have to install it but how? Will there be any apps installed on the phone by the UnRevoked3 program, and that i use the app to install the custom rom?

And btw i haven't gotten the phone yet so couldn't try this out so just wanna know exactly how this works.

Thanks for your reply btw, i appreciate it.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
If you've got a custom recovery on your phone (via UnRevoked3 say), in order to install a custom ROM you need to:

a) Power down your phone

b) Power up your phone whilst holding volume down

c) Using the volume up/down keys navigate to "Recovery" and the power button to select. This will take you into your recovery image.

d) From here, you can then make Nandroid backups, flash new ROMs, wipe the device etc, etc

Regards,

Dave
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaoscreater:
AHH ic ic, this is similar to hacking a PSP and install a custom firmware :P

ok i think i got the gist of it overall. Just one last question, what is Nandroid?? I read the FAQ on the homepage for UnRevoked3 and it mentioned something like this, or was it Nand?? I forgot, but it's one of those things that couldn't be flashed or changed permanently. I know nand is quite a common term for PSP and iPhones, so just wondering what this is for or what it means on Android...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djoni1980:
here's an old video which shows how fake flash recovery works:

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once you root your phone, you can use this procedure to flash roms:

vol down + power to enter hboot

choose Recovery option using vol buttons and power to confirm

once red triangle shows up, vol up + power, then choose apply update.zip to enter fake flash recovery

from there, you can backup your rom, wipe everything, flash new roms/radios, partition sd card...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaoscreater:
thanks for your help, yup i got it.

But i just want to know what is Nandroid?? I read the FAQ on the homepage for UnRevoked3 and it mentioned something like this, or was it Nand?? I forgot, but it's one of those things that couldn't be flashed or changed permanently. I know nand is quite a common term for PSP and iPhones, so just wondering what this is for or what it means on Android...

btw i just watched the video and what's the difference between:

apply sdcard:update.zip

and

install zip from sd card

it's around the 0:39 on the video.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djoni1980:
apply update.zip is to enter recovery

install zip from sd card is used to choose rom or radio from sd card to flash

nandroid backup is system image that you create prior to flashing. In case something goes wrong, you can restore your backup, and have everything as it was, without any consequences (that's how it should be in theory, to tell the truth I haven't used it yet :o )
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaoscreater:
ok but for the "apply update.zip", how is it that it enters recovery?? I thought you ARE in the recovery, and thus you get those options as shown in that video??
[Windows Phone 7 General] chassit:
Guys, sorry if the title is offensive. I'm a HD2 owner waiting for a WinPho7 port like forever. Recent thoughts and gossips make me think a bit otherwise though.

First, would this be a bit unworthwhile effort-wise? Porting one OS usually makes a lot of sense since a lot of devices could benefit from the effort. In the specific case of WinPho7 where the only place it could possibly work is HD2.

Then, Microsoft has been talking about building a unique token or something like that into every WinPho7 device, in order to remotely identify genuine devices. Normally it shouldn't be much of a problem but when it comes to WinPho7... Well, we love WinPho7 largely because of it having A) Xbox Live for games B) Zune for entertainment C) Office suite for productivity. Serious sh*t happens when the Big M catches you hooking something they don't want to see on their Xbox Live network. It's quite likely a flashed WinPho7 device get banned from the online service much the way like modded Xbox 360. If they get pissed off enough, it won't be technically hard to apply this ban on Zune. If that's the case, the flashed device is as good as doomed unless someone manages to work out a dump/sideload solution.

Now thinking about getting a new WinPho7 device when they hit the market and keep the HD2 as a backup toy. That's a depressing scene since up to now there hasn't been anything revealed as beautiful as HD2. Please somebody slap me awake.:(
[Windows Phone 7 General] OndraSter:
Well since the ROM for HD2 will be completely "cooked" from source code I guess, there is no any reason, why Da_G couldn't write simple app that would sideload the apps or disable signature check or what not in the main loader and pass it diff file on filesystem.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ~~Tito~~:
General :cool:.

~~Tito~~